Route: Robin Hood’s Bay Round
Area: North York Moors
Date of walk: 27th February 2014
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 7.5 miles
Ascent: 1,000 feet
The weather didn’t look very promising when we opened the cottage curtains this morning and we set off for Robin Hood’s Bay with low expectations. How wrong we were – it turned out to be a glorious day
We parked in the top car park at Robin Hood’s Bay (free in winter months) and set off along a quiet track out of the village. The going was all uphill to begin with, but this had the advantage of giving us far reaching sea views as we walked across the fields. When we reached Northcliffe Holiday Park we joined the Cleveland Way to return to Robin Hood’s Bay along the cliff tops. We were glad we’d walked clockwise as we saved the best for last and the views from the clifftop path were breathtaking
As we wandered round the village at the end of the walk we reflected on what a fantastic walk this had been
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A view of Robin Hood’s Bay from the road, before we drove into the village
Zooming in on a local fishing boat
Heading north out of the village along a quiet track
Looking back to Robin Hood’s Bay
Heading towards the North Sea
Closer to the coast
We join the Cleveland Way - the start of a fantastic return leg
Gilly striding out along the path
Looking back along our route
Cliff erosion
Back to Robin Hood’s Bay
Down in the old part of the village
The slipway at high tide
We’d been very happy to see this sign 12 years ago when we finished the C2C walk
